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Observations of an Expat: In a Potsdam Hotel

Towards the end of last year a group of far-right German political leaders gathered in a country hotel on the outskirts of Potsdam Towards the end of last year a group of far-right German political leaders gathered in a country hotel on the outskirts of Potsdam. They included key members of Germany’s Alternative fur Deutschland

The Enlightened Path of G. M. Syed’s Ideology

G. M. Syed’s thoughts and sentiments are no secret, as he himself never concealed them anytime and anywhere in jail or outside, before courts of law or in public meetings, hostile or friendly. Among Opposition leaders in Pakistan, Mr. G.M. Syed remained the longest period under detention after independence – more than 30 years.

Book Review: How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs

Elizabeth F. Thompson’s Intricate Work on West’s Plot in Stealing Arab Democracy There is a common quibble in the western society that Arabs are not befitted for democracy. Especially after the fall of the dictators of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and later Yemen, Algeria, and Sudan in the continuation of the Arab Spring, the

‘Write My Name’ Poem and Bare Life of Palestinian

The poem ‘Write My Name’ by Zeina Azzam is a brief reflection on the plight of Palestinian people in Palestine Write my name…. Write my name on my leg mama… Use the black permanent marker, with the ink that doesn’t bleed if it gets wet, the one that doesn’t melt if it’s exposed to

The Chronicles of Silence: An Interview with Dr. Hamida Khuhro, a renowned historian – Part-X

There is no doubt that Bhutto was a great leader, and he was Sindhi. He popularized the role of common men in politics – Dr. Hamida Khuhro [Translator’s note: This is a translation of renowned historian Dr. Hamida Khuhro’s comprehensive interview, originally published in the Sindhi magazine Nao Niapo, Karachi in May,